701, Battle of the Daimyofu (17)

Zheng Xiunian really planned to die to martyr the country, although he couldn't change the result of shame, but he also left a tragic reputation, but after listening to Zheng Fei's words, he was stunned and hesitated......!

Zhao Huan secretly conspired with Jin Guo to calculate the plan of the Xia and Liao armies in the entire Great Song Dynasty There are no more than ten people who know, and he Zheng Xiunian, as the commander of the Song army and the ultimate executor of this plan, naturally knows it, and he has always kept this secret strictly, and even his deputy marshal Yao Gu did not tell it, that is to say, the entire 300,000 Song army only knows him! It can be said that Da Song has really worked hard to ensure the success of this plan this time!

But Zheng Xiunian never expected that this absolutely confidential matter came out of Zheng Linfeng's mouth, and he said it so easily and unconcernedly!

Zheng Xiunian felt a visceral fear, so much so that he forgot to breathe for a moment, and only when he was about to suffocate did he react back and couldn't help coughing violently! When he coughed enough and then straightened up, Zheng Fei had already ridden away on horseback, he looked at Zheng Fei's back, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat!

From the absolute secrets of the imperial court to the leakage of his whereabouts one after another, he couldn't help but think of a possibility, there were traitors, and not one or two low-level traitors, but a large group of people in important positions, even Zhao Huan and his father's side! Otherwise, how could these secrets be leaked?

Wrath! Zheng Xiunian only felt angry, and couldn't help but want to look up to the sky and scream ......! Although he relied on his family to sit in his current position, he is a true patriot, of course, he also knows that the current situation in the Great Song Dynasty is not accidental, many people are responsible, even including his father, but he also has a trace of confidence, this confidence comes from Zhao Huan's Jedi counterattack strategy, he believes that as long as this strategy can be successful, the Great Song Dynasty still has hope, it can be said that this is a war that the Great Song Dynasty can no longer afford to lose, and this responsibility can fall on him He is very honored, He is also determined to clear the obstacles for the re-emergence of the Great Song Dynasty with this battle wholeheartedly, and be a minister of Zhongxing who will leave a name in history and turn things around! But he didn't expect that ......, there was such a group of traitors hidden in the Great Song Dynasty, and he was actually defeated by his own people!

Zheng Xiunian trembled all over, he really wanted to cry now, he finally believed that Da Song was really rotten from top to bottom, from the inside to the outside, it was rotten to the point of pus and foul smell! He knows why those people betrayed the Great Song Dynasty, don't look at all of them are well-dressed, rich and rich, with the name of loyalty, righteousness, filial piety, and honesty, but in fact, the inside of the body is extremely dirty, for the sake of interests, for money, they used to suck the blood of the Great Song Dynasty like moths, and now it is also for money and interests, they will not hesitate to betray the Great Song Dynasty, and even do not hesitate to kill the Great Song Dynasty! I'm afraid that when Zhao Huan and his father haven't told them about that confidential order, a more detailed action plan has already been sold to that Zheng Linfeng by them!

At this moment, a gust of wind blew, blowing through the cold sweat on Zheng Xiunian's body, which made him shiver, and also made him react immediately, "No!" I can't die yet! He suddenly thought of one thing, "The prince and his father must not know that the matter has been leaked, looking at Zheng Linfeng's performance, he must start to make a big fuss about that matter, and then Xia Liao and the two countries will be furious, and the two countries will launch an attack on the Great Song Dynasty together with that Zheng Linfeng, and the Great Song Dynasty is a situation from which there will be no return!" So I can't die yet, I want to live, and try my best to report this matter to Da Song before Zheng Linfeng acts! Let Da Song prepare in advance! ”

Zheng Xiunian thought about it, only to feel that a thousand layers of heavy burden were instantly pressed on his shoulders, which made him breathless, but at the same time, there was also a tragic feeling supporting him, making him dare to grit his teeth and continue to persevere.

For the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, I want to live!

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Zheng Fei decided to take advantage of the dawn to withdraw the army, he first ordered the dead and wounded soldiers to be transported back, and then ordered nearly 10,000 captives to be taken back, and finally, he ordered all the grain, grass and materials of the Song army in Nanle City to be distributed to the people in the city.

The people in Nanle City were originally hiding at home and waiting in horror, since the beginning of the war, they have been forced to levy taxes and rice grains several times in succession, although the family has not yet reached the pot can not be opened but it is not much worse, the people really hate the officers and soldiers, just when the war began, very few people went out of the house to help the Song army defend the city, just door to door closed door to door, waiting for God to make a decision on their fate, but did not expect to wait for grain and grass, medicinal materials, money and other things, enough for everyone to spend a long time in this era of war and chaos, The people were really surprised, they had long heard that the Liangshan thief Kou loved the people like a son and did not offend the people in the slightest, but now it is really true.

So, when the Tiandao army finally wanted to evacuate Nanle City, the people took the initiative to go out of their homes to send each other off, and they sent the Tiandao army out of the city for five miles before they began to return.

Zheng Fei couldn't help but sigh when he saw this scene, people's hearts are flesh and blood, who is really good to the people, the people's eyes are bright, they will also be really good to you, although he has now given up Nanle City, but even if Nanle City falls back into the hands of the Song army who rushed to reinforce in the future, it actually belongs to himself, and the thousands of people in the city are all their own internal responses, and those who win the hearts of the people win the world, this is not false at all.

After the army returned to the side of the front, Zheng Fei convened a military meeting of all the officers above the regimental level of several armies who participated in the battle, commended the bravery of the soldiers in this battle, and made requirements for future actions, including the aftermath of the dead and wounded soldiers and the placement of prisoners.

After resting for another night, early the next morning, Zheng Fei took Zheng Xiunian on the way back to Weizhou under the protection of the regrouped independence army.

Three days later, Zheng Fei arrived in Weizhou, Zhu Wu, Wu Yong and others who had already received the news went out of the city to greet them, and in addition to them, there were countless people in Weizhou City, it turned out that in these few days, the commander personally led the army to break Nanle City, and captured the news of Zheng Xiunian, the commander of the Song Army, had spread throughout most of the East and West Roads in Beijing, from the Tiandao Army to the people were extremely excited, today I heard that the commander is coming back, and more than 100,000 people in Weizhou and the surrounding areas have spontaneously come to Weizhou City, and have been waiting to meet Zheng Fei ten miles away,

As soon as the independent army arrived, there were firecrackers, gongs and drums, and cheers like a tsunami...... King Qi! "This voice shook the earth!

Zheng Fei took the lead and slowly walked through the passage let out by the people, and frequently waved to the people on both sides of the road, with a smile on his face.

In the middle of the ranks of the independent army, there is an extra carriage with a canopy, which is tightly covered, and you can't see the slightest inside from the outside, which is specially arranged by Zheng Fei, and the one sitting inside is Zheng Xiunian, at this moment he has changed out of the official uniform and put on an ordinary civilian clothes, if people who don't know him see him now, they will definitely not think that he is the commander of the Song Army, and they think that he is the teacher of the school.

Zheng Fei did not treat him badly in the slightest, except for his personal freedom, he always ate and drank well, and even took into account his dignity, and did not show him to the outside world as unscrupulously as a trophy.

Because Zheng Fei felt that it was completely unnecessary, not long ago, when Zheng Fei learned that the commander of the Song Army was Zheng Xiunian, Zheng Fei had already investigated his reputation as a person and as an official, on the whole, his impression of Zheng Fei was not bad, but also quite a bit of a clear name, of course, this also has something to do with his family background, after all, his father is the emperor of the court, no one dares to bully him, he is not rare in any gold, silver and jewelry, he can govern as he wants, and has done a few practical things for the people, objectively speaking, it is quite good to be able to do this with his family background.

Therefore, Zheng Fei thinks that he is not a bad person, in the face of such a person, even if he is an enemy, or even the leader of the enemy army, but from the perspective of a person who stands at the height of the leader of the Chinese nation, Zheng Fei can also make an objective decision to give him enough respect.

In this regard, Zheng Xiunian was also extremely surprised, he thought that what he was about to face was either torture or a dignified parade, he had been fully mentally prepared, and decided to endure the humiliation and persevere, but he didn't expect this to be the result, but he didn't feel grateful, for him, these are just the means that Zheng Linfeng used to confuse himself and capture himself, and he has been constantly warning himself that he must not fall for Zheng Linfeng!

But it is undeniable that this way from leaving Nanle City, the people of Nanle City sent each other off the road, to witnessing the strength of the Heavenly Dao Army all the way, and then to today's welcome of the mountains and tsunamis, all of which made him feel deeply shocked, especially today, he peeked out from the gap in the compartment window, and it can be seen that the people seem to be from the bottom of their hearts, which makes him feel incredible, why do the people welcome an anti-thief leader so much? Compared with the complaints of the people I saw with my own eyes about the Great Song Dynasty, can I say ...... Has the Great Song Dynasty really lost the hearts of the people?

Outside the carriage, the enthusiasm is like fire, warming people's hearts, but inside the carriage, it is a deathly silence, Zheng Xiunian sat in a daze, only to feel a sense of powerlessness kept coming, making him feel so tired......, so tired......!

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When Zheng Fei returned to the Commander's Mansion, the first thing he did was to make a review in front of everyone, review his impulsive behavior this time, and promise that he would never make the same mistake again in the future.

Zhu Wu and the others were deeply moved, and the matter passed.

Subsequently, Zhu Wu and others asked Zheng Fei for instructions on what to do with Zheng Xiunian? Do you use all means to force him to be obedient and at our mercy?

Zheng Fei vetoed this idea, he said, he felt that Zheng Xiunian was not the kind of person who was particularly easy to surrender, and forced him, just afraid that he would find a short-term view, anyway, as long as he is in our hands now, as long as he is alive, he is a very heavy bargaining chip, so don't touch him for the time being.

Zhu Wu and the others thought so, and then, Zhu Wu reported to Zheng Fei a piece of news that he had just received, Zhang Shuye had successfully arrived at the Daimyo's Mansion, and the secret letter written by the mysterious Zhao Huan to Yao Gu, Zhang Shuye had not opened it for security reasons, but he had not handed it over to Yao Gu, he had hidden it, and handed it over to Zheng Fei for disposal after successfully returning to the Heavenly Dao Army.

Zheng Fei was overjoyed, and immediately ordered everything to start implementing according to the original plan!